Senior/ Staff Software Engineer, Motion Planning

Gatik • Mountain View, CA

209d

About The Position

Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) solution and prioritizing safe, consistent deliveries while streamlining freight movement by reducing congestion. The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers and in 2021 launched the world's first fully driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart. Gatik's Class 3-7 autonomous trucks are commercially deployed across major markets, including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, driving innovation in freight transportation. The company's proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier, is custom-built to transport freight safely and efficiently between pick-up and drop-off locations on the middle mile. With robust capabilities in both highway and urban environments, Gatik Carrier serves as an all-encompassing solution that integrates advanced software and hardware powering the fleet, facilitating effortless integration into customers' logistics operations.

Requirements

• Ph.D. with 3+ years of industry experience or Master's degree with 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Deep expertise in search-based planning, model predictive control (MPC), optimization, and/or trajectory generation.
• Proficient in C++ with hands-on experience in Python.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing real-time, on-device behavior and motion planning/control algorithms.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally with engineers on system integration and large-scale product deployment.
• Strong background in conducting thorough code and design reviews.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test the algorithms for motion and behavior planning for autonomous driving on urban roads and highways.
• Provide end-to-end ownership of the path planning and decision-making systems, ensuring that the behavior of Gatik's vehicles is safe, smooth, and predictable to other road users.
• Build tools that prioritize and debug issues and contribute to the development of simulation architecture to enable Gatik's software stack to be trained, tested, prototyped, and validated in a virtual environment.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the constraints and challenges of path planning for Gatik's unique use case and ODD.
• Own the vehicle functions end to end, integrate the algorithms into Gatik's software stack, and mature them to production quality.
• Automate scenario generation of on-road experiences using analytical and learned techniques.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees